Speakers

Vivian Schiller

Vivian is a long-time executive at the intersection of journalism, media and technology. Most recently she was the Global Chair of News at Twitter, leading the company’s strategy for news and partnership with journalism organisations and the news publishing ecosystem.

Prior to joining Twitter, Schiller served as Senior VP & Chief Digital Officer for NBC News where she had strategic and operational oversight of the network’s presence on the web, mobile, devices, and social media.

Vivian has also served as President and CEO of NPR and Senior Vice President and General Manager of NYTimes.com. Earlier in her career, she was head of CNN Productions, where she led CNN's long-form programming efforts. Documentaries and series produced under her auspices earned multiple honours, including three Peabody Awards and dozens of Emmys.